Erik ten Hag may have breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Thomas Tuchel confirmed as the new England manager on Wednesday. The German had been strongly linked with Ten Hag’s job at Manchester United, with the Red Devils boss enduring a difficult start to the season.

England’s changeover from interim Lee Carsley to Thomas Tuchel takes place Jan. 1, with qualifying for the 2026 World Cup starting next year.

Thomas Tuchel has said that he wants to have a “clean start”, as he explained at his England unveiling why he is not starting the job until January 1. The Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday morning that Tuchel signed his contract as England head coach on October 8,

Thomas Tuchel's decision to take the England job is a surprising one, but it's a big bet by the storied manager on himself.

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the next England head coach. The BBC has been told by two different sources that German Tuchel will succeed Gareth Southgate, becoming the third non-British permanent boss of the England men's team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.

Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as the new head coach of the England men's team, a role he will take on from Jan. 1 and into the 2026 World Cup. The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss becomes the third foreign-born coach of the Three Lions and the first from Germany.

Thomas Tuchel has been announced as England's new head coach, the Football Association confirmed on Wednesday.

Thomas Tuchel has been announced by the English FA as the next head coach of the England men’s football team, three months after Gareth Southgate resigned from the role.